Picked my my new car yesterday!
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So after 106 days of waiting, my new 1 Series Coupe M Sport has finally arrived.
I ordered the car from BMW Cooper Reading and dealt with Nick Morton in the new car sales team, I can't recommend him enough in honesty. He was professional, friendly and most importantly, knowledgeable. There wasn't a single question I threw at him that he didn't know there and then. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for many car salesman.
One thing that let the whole 'new BMW' experience down somewhat was not the dealership, it was BMW UK. It seems their logistics leaves much to be desired which is a shame considering they charge upwards of £700 for delivery!
Now onto the car, I came from an E46 330ci Sport Convertible which I kept for 3 years and blissfully enjoyed for the duration, mileage, age and the desire for a fresh, new car were the only things that prompted me into a new car purchase.
It had to be a coupe, it had to be fuel efficient and it had to be beautiful to look at.
After hours upon hours of scrolling through the PistonHeads classifieds (we've all been there, right?) I decided that nothing outside of the BMW collection excited me (within my budget anyway!) so I started looking at the new 1 series coupe.
Popped down to the dealership and had a sit in one, talked numbers with Nick and booked a test drive for 2 days later. I had pretty much already made my mind up however actually driving the car I would be spending just over £30,000 seemed like a good idea, as I'm sure you'll agree.
Drove it, loved it, ordered it! Then the wait commenced!
So after 106 days I finally picked the car up. Initial thoughts are very, very good. I was worried the car would be a bit of an anticlimax however it has surpassed my expectation considerably.
The handling from the M Sport suspension really is incredible. Very tight and direct with a good amount of 'weight' behind it. The gear change is also an absolute joy. I specced the car up very well and glad I did.
The Xenons are impressive, as is the Harman Kardon audio upgrade. I had £1200 worth of aftermarket audio in my 330 and the HK upgrade is noticeably better. the sub under each seat provide an incredible amount of bass and the speakers themselves are clear and really do create an impressive listening experience.
I have only driven the car 30 odd miles so far so I won't go too in detail with a review as I don't know the car well enough yet however below are some pictures! Excuse the average at best iPhone pictures, I will get some proper DSLR ones shortly!
Thanks for reading.
I ordered the car from BMW Cooper Reading and dealt with Nick Morton in the new car sales team, I can't recommend him enough in honesty. He was professional, friendly and most importantly, knowledgeable. There wasn't a single question I threw at him that he didn't know there and then. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for many car salesman.
One thing that let the whole 'new BMW' experience down somewhat was not the dealership, it was BMW UK. It seems their logistics leaves much to be desired which is a shame considering they charge upwards of £700 for delivery!
Now onto the car, I came from an E46 330ci Sport Convertible which I kept for 3 years and blissfully enjoyed for the duration, mileage, age and the desire for a fresh, new car were the only things that prompted me into a new car purchase.
It had to be a coupe, it had to be fuel efficient and it had to be beautiful to look at.
After hours upon hours of scrolling through the PistonHeads classifieds (we've all been there, right?) I decided that nothing outside of the BMW collection excited me (within my budget anyway!) so I started looking at the new 1 series coupe.
Popped down to the dealership and had a sit in one, talked numbers with Nick and booked a test drive for 2 days later. I had pretty much already made my mind up however actually driving the car I would be spending just over £30,000 seemed like a good idea, as I'm sure you'll agree.
Drove it, loved it, ordered it! Then the wait commenced!
So after 106 days I finally picked the car up. Initial thoughts are very, very good. I was worried the car would be a bit of an anticlimax however it has surpassed my expectation considerably.
The handling from the M Sport suspension really is incredible. Very tight and direct with a good amount of 'weight' behind it. The gear change is also an absolute joy. I specced the car up very well and glad I did.
The Xenons are impressive, as is the Harman Kardon audio upgrade. I had £1200 worth of aftermarket audio in my 330 and the HK upgrade is noticeably better. the sub under each seat provide an incredible amount of bass and the speakers themselves are clear and really do create an impressive listening experience.
I have only driven the car 30 odd miles so far so I won't go too in detail with a review as I don't know the car well enough yet however below are some pictures! Excuse the average at best iPhone pictures, I will get some proper DSLR ones shortly!
Thanks for reading.
Original Poster said:
ArsE92 said:
I can't see the pictures but it sounds a great spec. Congratulations!
What colour? What engine?
Alpine white on boston red leather What colour? What engine?
Perfect combination IMO! Engine is a manual 118D, 2 litre diesel.
Drop me a PM in 3 years when you are changing
Looks very nice OP. It's good to hear that Cooper Reading are good to deal with, my CC 320d Touring will go there for servicing and I need to go to their parts dept to get some bits for my Z3. I've only had new cars as company cars, but it's still a nice experience, so I guess you'll be out enjoying it this weekend.
That is a hell of a lot of money to spend on the old shape 118d. You could have had the new model hatch for that? 
I did wonder whether anyone would still buy the old model Coupe given its a year until a new one appears, I guess this thread answers that..
I think I'd have been tempted to buy an Approved Used one for £15k to run around in for a year and then ordered a box fresh all new Coupe when they come out next year. Nice looking car, mind. I do like the back of the 1 Coupe.
I did wonder whether anyone would still buy the old model Coupe given its a year until a new one appears, I guess this thread answers that..
I think I'd have been tempted to buy an Approved Used one for £15k to run around in for a year and then ordered a box fresh all new Coupe when they come out next year. Nice looking car, mind. I do like the back of the 1 Coupe.
Edited by Fox- on Friday 20th April 18:27
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